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KLC vs. MATW, CSV, MCTA, WW, and SDA

Should you buy KinderCare Learning Companies stock or one of its competitors? KinderCare Learning Companies's main competitors and comparable companies include Matthews International (MATW), Carriage Services (CSV), Charming Medical (MCTA), WW International (WW), and SunCar Technology Group (SDA). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "specialized consumer services" industry.

How does KinderCare Learning Companies compare to Matthews International?

Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW) and KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk.

Matthews International presently has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.82%. KinderCare Learning Companies has a consensus price target of $4.13, indicating a potential upside of 65.81%. Given KinderCare Learning Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe KinderCare Learning Companies is more favorable than Matthews International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Matthews International
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.33
KinderCare Learning Companies
4 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.70

Matthews International has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KinderCare Learning Companies has a beta of 3.8, indicating that its share price is 280% more volatile than the broader market.

Matthews International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KinderCare Learning Companies. Matthews International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KinderCare Learning Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Matthews International$1.50B0.42-$24.47M-$0.93N/A
KinderCare Learning Companies$2.73B0.11-$112.88M-$3.98N/A

83.1% of Matthews International shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Matthews International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of KinderCare Learning Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Matthews International and Matthews International both had 3 articles in the media. KinderCare Learning Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Matthews International's score of 0.93 indicating that KinderCare Learning Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Matthews International
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
KinderCare Learning Companies
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Matthews International has a net margin of -2.65% compared to KinderCare Learning Companies' net margin of -17.23%. KinderCare Learning Companies' return on equity of 6.65% beat Matthews International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Matthews International-2.65% 4.51% 1.45%
KinderCare Learning Companies -17.23%6.65%1.21%

Summary

KinderCare Learning Companies beats Matthews International on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does KinderCare Learning Companies compare to Carriage Services?

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) and Carriage Services (NYSE:CSV) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Carriage Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than KinderCare Learning Companies. KinderCare Learning Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carriage Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
KinderCare Learning Companies$2.73B0.11-$112.88M-$3.98N/A
Carriage Services$417.29M1.26$51.51M$2.7911.87

KinderCare Learning Companies has a beta of 3.8, meaning that its share price is 280% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Carriage Services has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

66.5% of Carriage Services shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of KinderCare Learning Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Carriage Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Carriage Services had 2 more articles in the media than KinderCare Learning Companies. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Carriage Services and 3 mentions for KinderCare Learning Companies. Carriage Services' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat KinderCare Learning Companies' score of 1.02 indicating that Carriage Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
KinderCare Learning Companies
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Carriage Services
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Carriage Services has a net margin of 10.69% compared to KinderCare Learning Companies' net margin of -17.23%. Carriage Services' return on equity of 19.23% beat KinderCare Learning Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
KinderCare Learning Companies-17.23% 6.65% 1.21%
Carriage Services 10.69%19.23%3.71%

KinderCare Learning Companies presently has a consensus target price of $4.13, indicating a potential upside of 65.81%. Carriage Services has a consensus target price of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 53.94%. Given KinderCare Learning Companies' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe KinderCare Learning Companies is more favorable than Carriage Services.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
KinderCare Learning Companies
4 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.70
Carriage Services
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

Summary

Carriage Services beats KinderCare Learning Companies on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does KinderCare Learning Companies compare to Charming Medical?

Charming Medical (NASDAQ:MCTA) and KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Charming Medical has a net margin of 0.00% compared to KinderCare Learning Companies' net margin of -17.23%. KinderCare Learning Companies' return on equity of 6.65% beat Charming Medical's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Charming MedicalN/A N/A N/A
KinderCare Learning Companies -17.23%6.65%1.21%

KinderCare Learning Companies has a consensus target price of $4.13, indicating a potential upside of 65.81%. Given KinderCare Learning Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe KinderCare Learning Companies is more favorable than Charming Medical.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Charming Medical
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
KinderCare Learning Companies
4 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.70

Charming Medical has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KinderCare Learning Companies.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Charming MedicalN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
KinderCare Learning Companies$2.73B0.11-$112.88M-$3.98N/A

In the previous week, KinderCare Learning Companies had 3 more articles in the media than Charming Medical. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for KinderCare Learning Companies and 0 mentions for Charming Medical. Charming Medical's average media sentiment score of 1.93 beat KinderCare Learning Companies' score of 1.02 indicating that Charming Medical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Charming Medical Very Positive
KinderCare Learning Companies Positive

Summary

KinderCare Learning Companies beats Charming Medical on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does KinderCare Learning Companies compare to WW International?

WW International (NASDAQ:WW) and KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk and earnings.

86.2% of WW International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of WW International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of KinderCare Learning Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, KinderCare Learning Companies had 2 more articles in the media than WW International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for KinderCare Learning Companies and 1 mentions for WW International. KinderCare Learning Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat WW International's score of 0.88 indicating that KinderCare Learning Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
WW International
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
KinderCare Learning Companies
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

WW International has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KinderCare Learning Companies has a beta of 3.8, meaning that its stock price is 280% more volatile than the broader market.

KinderCare Learning Companies has a net margin of -17.23% compared to WW International's net margin of -56.84%. KinderCare Learning Companies' return on equity of 6.65% beat WW International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WW International-56.84% N/A -0.32%
KinderCare Learning Companies -17.23%6.65%1.21%

WW International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KinderCare Learning Companies. WW International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KinderCare Learning Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WW International$710.64M0.23-$112.25M-$10.13N/A
KinderCare Learning Companies$2.73B0.11-$112.88M-$3.98N/A

KinderCare Learning Companies has a consensus target price of $4.13, suggesting a potential upside of 65.81%. Given KinderCare Learning Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe KinderCare Learning Companies is more favorable than WW International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
WW International
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67
KinderCare Learning Companies
4 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.70

Summary

KinderCare Learning Companies beats WW International on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does KinderCare Learning Companies compare to SunCar Technology Group?

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) and SunCar Technology Group (NASDAQ:SDA) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

KinderCare Learning Companies presently has a consensus price target of $4.13, indicating a potential upside of 65.81%. SunCar Technology Group has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 657.12%. Given SunCar Technology Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SunCar Technology Group is more favorable than KinderCare Learning Companies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
KinderCare Learning Companies
4 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.70
SunCar Technology Group
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

SunCar Technology Group has a net margin of 0.04% compared to KinderCare Learning Companies' net margin of -17.23%. KinderCare Learning Companies' return on equity of 6.65% beat SunCar Technology Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
KinderCare Learning Companies-17.23% 6.65% 1.21%
SunCar Technology Group 0.04%0.21%0.07%

SunCar Technology Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than KinderCare Learning Companies.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
KinderCare Learning Companies$2.73B0.11-$112.88M-$3.98N/A
SunCar Technology Group$489.29M0.14-$3.94MN/AN/A

KinderCare Learning Companies has a beta of 3.8, indicating that its stock price is 280% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SunCar Technology Group has a beta of -0.14, indicating that its stock price is 114% less volatile than the broader market.

0.3% of SunCar Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of KinderCare Learning Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of SunCar Technology Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, KinderCare Learning Companies had 3 more articles in the media than SunCar Technology Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for KinderCare Learning Companies and 0 mentions for SunCar Technology Group. SunCar Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat KinderCare Learning Companies' score of 1.02 indicating that SunCar Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
KinderCare Learning Companies Positive
SunCar Technology Group Very Positive

Summary

SunCar Technology Group beats KinderCare Learning Companies on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KLC vs. The Competition

MetricKinderCare Learning CompaniesDiversified Consumer Services IndustryConsumer Discretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$298.66M$4.40B$13.07B$24.02B
Dividend YieldN/A2.76%58.38%3.73%
P/E Ratio-0.6310.2546.6829.40
Price / Sales0.1135.7188.3420.15
Price / Cash1.4014.2228.7832.44
Price / Book0.633.115.797.55
Net Income-$112.88M$242.43M$445.56M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-2.16%-1.46%-1.87%-1.95%
1 Month Performance-53.46%-2.57%-1.21%0.58%
1 Year Performance-65.32%-6.15%-3.49%11.90%

KinderCare Learning Companies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KLC
KinderCare Learning Companies
4.3577 of 5 stars
$2.49
-1.2%
$4.13
+65.8%
-64.9%$298.66M$2.73BN/A43,700
MATW
Matthews International
4.1633 of 5 stars
$21.55
+0.2%
$24.00
+11.4%
-15.5%$671.08M$1.50BN/A5,500
CSV
Carriage Services
4.8965 of 5 stars
$34.77
-0.1%
$51.00
+46.7%
-23.0%$552.36M$417.44M12.462,321
MCTA
Charming Medical
N/A$29.36
0.0%
N/AN/A$504.26MN/AN/A49
WW
WW International
0.9003 of 5 stars
$17.60
-0.3%
N/A-47.7%$175.98M$710.64MN/A7,700

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This page (NYSE:KLC) was last updated on 9/1/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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